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Post by frankenjohn on May 19, 2004 5:09:33 GMT -5
I'm reading Peter Straub's 'Ghost Story.'
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Post by Bartwald on May 19, 2004 14:09:18 GMT -5
Ahhh: 'Ghost Story'! I read it several years ago when I was in Scotland during summer holidays: a thrilling book, a perfect place... one of my favourite 'reading memories'...  Anyway... I'm currently reading V.S. Naipaul's 'Enigma Of Arrival', Paul Theroux's 'Sunrise With Seamonsters', Greg Bear's 'Rogue Planet', Elmore Leonard's 'Freaky Deaky'... damn my short attention span! Just can't focus on one thing only!!! |
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on May 19, 2004 16:37:27 GMT -5
Anyway... I'm currently reading V.S. Naipaul's 'Enigma Of Arrival', Paul Theroux's 'Sunrise With Seamonsters', Greg Bear's 'Rogue Planet', Elmore Leonard's 'Freaky Deaky'... damn my short attention span! Just can't focus on one thing only!!! Hey, I'm not the only one who reads more than one book at a time!  Right now I'm reading John Sandford's "Sudden Prey"...I love these series of books! Next will be The Gunslinger. |
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Post by spacer on May 21, 2004 13:34:09 GMT -5
Hey, I'm not the only one who reads more than one book at a time! Me too! Recently I've read Airframe by Michael Chrichton and the Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card. But the latter book grabbed my attention completely. I just can't find proper words describing how excellent the book is. Well frankly speaking I had problems with getting any sleep. How to go to bed when such a marvellous book is still unread? |
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Post by Fenril on Jun 9, 2004 17:43:54 GMT -5
I'm a pretty fast reader, so whenever I answer this kind of questions, my answer changes in about a week or so.
Currently I'm reading "The Cipher", by Kathe Koja. The start was pretty slow, but after the first 20 pages or so, the pace really picks up. So far it's not as good as her latter novels "Skin" and "Kink", or as her story collection "Extremities", but I'm still liking it.
Of the books already mentioned, the only one I have read is "Ghost Story", which is one of the best horror books I've read. Peter Straub rules!
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Post by Unbend5440 on Jun 10, 2004 14:21:03 GMT -5
I'm reading 2 books right now. Sky Of Stone by Homer Hickam. It's his second follow-up to October Sky. I'm also reading Rebel Stand from the Star Wars: New Jedi Order series.
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Post by LeoMcGarry on Jun 10, 2004 17:52:28 GMT -5
My dad has Bob Woodward's book about the GW Bush presidency and the War in Iraq (forget the name offhand) that I've been meaning to check out for awhile. ;D
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Post by Bartwald on Jul 5, 2004 7:31:44 GMT -5
I finished Michael Slade's 'Death's Door' (what a book!) and moved on to Stanislaw Lem's "Man From Mars", Orson Scott Card's "Speaker For The Dead" and Elmore Leonard's "Freaky Deaky".
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Post by Fenril on Jul 5, 2004 10:13:38 GMT -5
Finished "The Cipher" and wasn't dissapointed. Great dark book, with a killer twist at the end.
Also finished, not necesarily in that order:
- "The virgin suicides", by Jeffrey Eugenides. Slightly better than the movie, but again, something seems to be missing. You can tell it was a first novel.
- "Tap, tap" by David Martin. Terrific thriller with supernatural teases, very underrated. It has two of the wildest serial killers I have seen in a while. Also, you can't go wrong with a hero named Roscoe Bird, can you?
- "La noche", by Francisco Tario. An excellent collection of short stories by a little known Mexican horror and fantasy writer.
- "Neon city blues", by Emiliano Gonzalez. An extremely weird novella by and ever lesser known Mexican horror author.
- "Secrets of the Code" and anthology containing thousands of essays about the themes in Dan Brown's "The da vinci code". In some cases, it's even more interesting than the slighly overrated bestseller.
Currently reading a collection of short stories by the french author Jean Ray.
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Post by Bartwald on Jul 5, 2004 10:22:48 GMT -5
Gotta get this Kathe Koja finally. And the Dan Brown bestsellers tempt me too, to be honest!
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jul 5, 2004 19:43:31 GMT -5
Bart, forgot to tell ya that I finished 'The Gunslinger', I really enjoyed it, can't wait to read the next one!
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Post by Bartwald on Jul 6, 2004 5:35:13 GMT -5
Good!
You should move on to the next one as soon as possible - it opens with a blast and never loses its grip on you!
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jul 6, 2004 17:21:45 GMT -5
Cool! I'll probably read it next after I get finished w/ the one I'm reading now.
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Post by Bartwald on Jul 17, 2004 17:17:18 GMT -5
Finished Stuart Woods' "Under The Lake" (which was "just" good) and started Kathe Koja's "Bad Brains" and Richard Laymon's 'Dreadful Tales'.
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Post by Bartwald on Aug 5, 2004 5:41:57 GMT -5
I'm finishing Bentley Little's "The Association" right now. Anyone here familiar with the author? His style reminds me of Stephen King and his wicked ideas of Richard Laymon. A thrilling read!
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